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Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction
Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction- by Prof. John Leslie. The first comprehensive survey of potential catastrophes speculated upon by scientists, from comet and asteroid impacts to nu ...
Existential Risks Existential Risks
Existential Risks- Paper by Nick Bostrom, analyzing well-known and less well-known extinction risks and related crippling hazards to humanity. ...
Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction? Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction?
Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction?- Subtitled "A survival manual for humanity", this online book attempts to summarise problems threatening humanity's very survival, their causes and possible solutions to the ...
Musing on Beginning and End Musing on Beginning and End
Musing on Beginning and End- Thoughts on the enormity of the cosmos and the life cycle of civilizations, including our own. ...
The Universal Extinction Constant The Universal Extinction Constant
The Universal Extinction Constant- The site author, Alan J Bessant, introduces his thesis and promotes understanding of the Universal Extinction Constant and Extinction Threat Level. ...
The Future Watch The Future Watch
The Future Watch- The site intended to prevent the cataclysmic end-of-the-world scenarios caused by advancing technology. Articles, news and media references. ...
Asteroid impact scale endorsed Asteroid impact scale endorsed
Asteroid impact scale endorsed- A new scale that will quantify the risk of an asteroid or comet hitting the Earth has been adopted by the International Astronomical Union. ...
Close shave with asteroid Close shave with asteroid
Close shave with asteroid- A large asteroid could miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres (very close in cosmic terms) in 2027, according to new astronomical observations. What's more it will remain dangerously close fo ...
Cambridge Conference Correspondence Cambridge Conference Correspondence
Cambridge Conference Correspondence- Home page and archives of forum discussing geological, historical, and potential near-earth-object (NEO) impacts, NEO research and risk assessment, and social policies and social chan ...
Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth? Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth?
Revelation 13: Could an Asteroid or Comet Hit Earth?- The prophecies of the Bible and Nostradamus predict that an asteroid or comet could hit earth. ...
Is the Sky Falling? (from the CSICOP Skeptical Enquirer) Is the Sky Falling? (from the CSICOP Skeptical Enquirer)
Is the Sky Falling? (from the CSICOP Skeptical Enquirer)- There is a tremendous difference in the estimated dangers of asteroids, stretching on what separates legitimate science from pseudoscience. Ten recent trade books ...
Impact Impact
Impact- Describes the threat posed by a comet or asteroid impact and provides disaster preparedness planning for such an event. ...
NBC News - Adding Up the Risks of Cosmic Impact NBC News - Adding Up the Risks of Cosmic Impact
NBC News - Adding Up the Risks of Cosmic Impact- New research indicates that in the short term, the threat is more from smaller space objects. ...
Earth Impact Database Earth Impact Database
Earth Impact Database- Assembled since 1985 by researchers at the Geological Survey of Canada (a division of Natural Resources Canada), this site also includes an article on impact cratering, a FAQ, and images. ...
The Hedonistic Imperative The Hedonistic Imperative
The Hedonistic Imperative- Outlines how nanotechnology and genetic engineering will eradicate aversive experience in all sentient life - and why this is both instrumentally rational and ethically mandatory. ...
Supervolcanoes could trigger global freeze [BBC News] Supervolcanoes could trigger global freeze [BBC News]
Supervolcanoes could trigger global freeze [BBC News]- The threat of climate change caused by human activity could turn out to be a minor problem by comparison with a scarcely acknowledged natural hazard. Geologists say ...
Horizon - Supervolcanoes Horizon - Supervolcanoes
Horizon - Supervolcanoes- It is little known that lying underneath one of America's areas of outstanding natural beauty - Yellowstone Park - is one of the largest supervolcanoes in the world. The impact of a Yellowstone ...
Signs and Wonders Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders- Provides feature articles, targeted websurfing, and environmental updates to religious futurists. Sponsored by the World Network of Religious Futurists. ...
SNS Press: Seeking New Solutions SNS Press: Seeking New Solutions
SNS Press: Seeking New Solutions- Educational, philosophical, and literary materials which inspire creative thinking for a healthier more humane world. ...
Metafuture.org Metafuture.org
Metafuture.org- Full length magazine and journal articles on futures studies, genetics, science, political science and economics. ...
Futurecasts Futurecasts
Futurecasts- Online magazine featuring forecasts -- government, economics, international relations -- as well as book reviews and myth debunking; archives available. ...
The X-Files Timeline of the Future The X-Files Timeline of the Future
The X-Files Timeline of the Future- A future timeline culled from the TV/movie series. ...
Pournelle's Future History Timeline Pournelle's Future History Timeline
Pournelle's Future History Timeline- Timeline of Jerry Pournelle's Future History stories, including the Mercenary, the Mote in God's Eye, and the War World books. Interesting blend of fiction and scientific prediction. ...
Heinlein Future History Heinlein Future History
Heinlein Future History- Timeline of the future culled from science fiction writer Robert Heinlein's works. ...
After Earth Timeline After Earth Timeline
After Earth Timeline- Lunar Republic of 2157 and a timeline leading up to it. ...
STELARC STELARC
STELARC- Australian-based performance artist who incorporates themes of cyborgization and other human-machine interfaces in his work. ...
Transhumanism and its Absent Discontents Transhumanism and its Absent Discontents
Transhumanism and its Absent Discontents- Criticizes transhumanist ideas, the dominance of technology in the world, as well as the failure of Luddites to effectively reprimand and organize against the transhumanist movem ...
Embracing Change with All Four Arms Embracing Change with All Four Arms
Embracing Change with All Four Arms- This paper sets out to defend human genetic engineering with a new bioethical approach, post-humanism. ...
Ethics for Transhumans Ethics for Transhumans
Ethics for Transhumans- Peter Voss's reply to J. Storrs Hall's "Ethics for Machines". ...
The Molecular Biology of Paradise The Molecular Biology of Paradise
The Molecular Biology of Paradise- How genetic engineering will get rid of suffering in all sentient life ...
The Orgasmic Brain The Orgasmic Brain
The Orgasmic Brain- Clinical case studies of controversial neurological research into the brain's pleasure systems and emotional circuits. ...
Preliminary Thoughts on the Value of Wireheading Preliminary Thoughts on the Value of Wireheading
Preliminary Thoughts on the Value of Wireheading- The ethics and usefulness of "wireheading" for human beings - the practice of directly electrically stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain. ...
How Long Before Superintelligence? How Long Before Superintelligence?
How Long Before Superintelligence?- Nick Bostrom's scholarly analysis of the hardware and software required for superintelligence, and when it is likely to arrive. ...
Nanotechnology Now - Singularity Nanotechnology Now - Singularity
Nanotechnology Now - Singularity- A brief article with numerous links. ...
Ethical Issues In Advanced Artificial Intelligence Ethical Issues In Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Ethical Issues In Advanced Artificial Intelligence- Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom's analysis and policy recommendations for the construction of advanced artificial intelligences with self-improving superhuman intellige ...
Shock Level 4 Mailing List Shock Level 4 Mailing List
Shock Level 4 Mailing List- Information on the Singularity, superintelligence, Powers, Jupiter Brains, Alpha-Point cosmologies, posthumanity, Apotheosis et al. "The four virtues of an SL4 post are Intelligence, Fun, Impo ...
Yahoo! Groups: technocalypse Yahoo! Groups: technocalypse
Yahoo! Groups: technocalypse- Radical singularitarian discussion list for "technologically and socio-politically Enlightened individuals" who want to "become our own god-like, potentially immortal successors". ...
Technological Singularity Technological Singularity
Technological Singularity- An article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ...
Vernor Vinge on the Singularity Vernor Vinge on the Singularity
Vernor Vinge on the Singularity- The 1993 NASA lecture by Vernor Vinge, inventor of the Singularity concept. "Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, th ...
The Singularitarian Principles The Singularitarian Principles
The Singularitarian Principles- Principles that define and describe "Singularitarians", who seek to accelerate the arrival of a safe and benevolent technological Singularity. ...
Long-Term Growth as a Sequence of Exponential Modes Long-Term Growth as a Sequence of Exponential Modes
Long-Term Growth as a Sequence of Exponential Modes- Trend analysis: Fits the history of economic growth from 2 million B.C. to today as a sequence of growth modes, and suggests that in the next century a new mode may ap ...
Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept
Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept- Thirteen participants write essays on the Singularity; Vernor Vinge responds to each. Edited by Robin Hanson. ...
Bostrom, Nick Bostrom, Nick
Bostrom, Nick- Advanced topics in transhumanism with informative material in analytic philosophy and computational neuroscience. ...
Pearce, David: HedWeb Pearce, David: HedWeb
Pearce, David: HedWeb- Interests: how biotechnology will allow us to get rid of suffering in all sentient life (allegedly); animal rights; consciousness; psychopharmacology; and "Why does anything exist?" An attractive, ...
More, Max More, Max
More, Max- Futurist, co-founder and chairman of the Extropy Institute. ...
Tipler, Frank J. Tipler, Frank J.
Tipler, Frank J.- Mathematician and originator of the "Omega Point" theory that the universe is finite, and therefore ultimately controllable in its entirety by sentients. ...
Vita-More, Natasha Vita-More, Natasha
Vita-More, Natasha- Founder and director of the Transhumanist Arts and Culture World Center, president of the Extropy Institute. ...
Magalhães, João Pedro de Magalhães, João Pedro de
Magalhães, João Pedro de- Researcher of human aging, with several essays about transhumanism, human nature, and the ethics of new technologies. ...
Yudkowsky, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eliezer
Yudkowsky, Eliezer- Research Fellow of the Singularity Institute, author of "Friendly AI" and "Staring into the Singularity". His Web complex, "The Low Beyond", contains professional and personal writings. ...
Hanson, Robin Hanson, Robin
Hanson, Robin- Economist and polymath; inventor of "Ideas Futures" markets; allegedly open-minded and politically undogmatic. His homepage is immodest(?) and says much about him, not necessarily bad things. ...

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